Isn't this only an issue insofar as these farmers are growing their soybean crops exclusively for export to China? Others, I suppose, are being affected by the fact that they can't get immigrant labor plant and harvest crops, which is a different issue.

Which is to say, Stephen Miller is saying that he has plenary authority because he is the one actually making the decisions.

I thought it was a job requirement.

He was a surgeon. He has no idea of how health care works.

I actually wonder if he knows what and where the blood-brain barrier is.

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Exactly. If they want to be an occupying army, treat them like one.

It's nominally him. In reality, it's his handlers trying to find a way to consolidate power before he croaks.

Demonic, sexual halftime shows would be the one reason I would watch the Super Bowl.

Next community meeting, recommend this. Spread the word.

I sometimes wonder if those of us only a generation removed from WWII have an easier time understanding where this goes than people for whom it feels like ancient history.

Exactly. Parents are less likely to make three separate doctor visits or want to have their kids stuck three times in one, so the vaccination rates will drop.

YES! Moreover, private establishments, restaurants, hotels, gas stations, can refuse ICE et al, service and the use of their facilities, such as restrooms. If they wish to be an occupying army, treat them as such. This should be true in every city Trump targets.

Is

Steven Miller wants war. Trump wants his Teddy Bear.

But, we have a Fuhrer.

Suddenly, my earworm is Col. Bogey's March.

What is stopping those states (Illinois is not one, alas) that have "Assault Under Color of Law" statutes from enforcing them against these thugs?

The Ministry of Information hard at work.

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

My Australian cousins sent it to me when I was a child, and I still have it.

Blinky Bill

They could just say "no".

Don't take Federal credit cards. If you feel compelled to take a food order, lose it on the way to the kitchen or let it take an hour.

If they want to be an occupying army, treat them as one. Every restaurant, hotel, and gas station in Chicago needs to refuse service to these people. If you see them on the street, lock your doors. Don't let them use the bathroom in your establishment.

Don't take Federal credit cards. If you feel compelled to take a food order, lose it on the way to the kitchen or let it take an hour.

If they want to be an occupying army, treat them as one. Every restaurant, hotel, and gas station in Chicago needs to refuse service to these people. If you see them on the street, lock your doors. Don't let them use the bathroom in your establishment.

This is fantasy.

What is the lead up?